| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 November 1951 – 15 March 1952 |
| Final venue | Tower Circus |
| Final city | Blackpool |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Professional Billiard Players' Association |
| Highest break | Fred Davis (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Fred Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Walter Donaldson (SCO) |
| Score | 38–35 |
← 1952 1953 → | |
The 1952 World Professional Match-play Championship was a snooker tournament held from 12 November 1951 to 15 March 1952, with the final taking place at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England. The event was created following a dispute between the Professional Billiard Players' Association (PBPA) and the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC). The BACC claimed that the championship was primarily about honour, and financial consideration should come behind this, whilst the PBPA members felt that the BACC was taking too large a share of the income from the events and established an alternative 'world championship' called the World Professional Match-play Championship, editions of which are now recognised as world championships.
Fred Davis won his fourth world title by defeating Walter Donaldson by 38 frames to 35 in the final. Davis recorded the highest break of the tournament, 140, a new championship record.